CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN, AND THE ADJOINING COUNTRIES, FROM THE LATTER PART OF THE REIGN OF EDWARD II. TO THE CORONATION OF HENRY IV. 2 VOLUMES. by Froissart, Sir John ( Thomas Johnes, Esq. Trans.) - 1855

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855. .[ VOL. I - xlvii, 768 pgs., VOL. II - xiv, 733 pgs.].TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH EDITIONS WITH VARIATIONS AND ADDITIONS FROM MANY CELEBRATED MSS. BY THOMAS JOHNES, ESQ. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED, A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, AN ESSAY ON HIS WORKS, AND A CRITICISM ON HIS HISTORY.BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT, GILT FRAMED COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS IN BOTH VOLUMES.116 WOOD CUTS IN BOTH VOLUMES.HANDSOMELY BOUND IN RED LEATHER WITH DECORATIVE GILT STAMPING, 6 COMPARTMENTS AND 5 RAISED BANDS ON SPINES.GILT ON ALL EDGES.Inscribed to Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield and wife by Sir Francis Beaufort. Inglefield was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and an inventor of the Marine Hydraulic Steering Gear. Sir Beaufort was the creator of the Beaufort scale for indicating wind force and he became the Hydrographer of the British Admiralty.Professionally rebacked.BEAUTIFULLY BOUND SET. Size: 8vo. Full-Leather. Almost Fine.